General Discussion

(The Hill) "'What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs?"

"What would await the administration, in the words of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, is 'a mess.' "

"The Trump administration has acknowledged that a Supreme Court loss would mean refunds of the billions in tariff revenue already collected."

"It convinced lower courts to pause their rulings invalidating the tariffs in part because of concerns the refunds could be issued, only for the Supreme Court to potentially declare the tariffs legal and make it difficult to claw back the cash."

"Refunds for the group of small businesses challenging Trump’s tariffs at the high court would be the most straightforward; the administration already agreed to pay them back if it loses."

"As for the others, Neal Katyal, who represented the businesses at the argument, told Barrett 'it’s a very complicated thing' that involves formal protests and administrative procedures."

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5595910-trump-tariffs-supreme-court/

Trump will have a huge mess on his hands if he has to refund all that money.